Here is a recap of new posts for the week of July 20th on the Amazon Apps & Services Blog.
Monday, July 20th |
Join us at Casual Connect in San Francisco, Monday August 10th We announced an Amazon Developer Day during Casual Connect at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco. The event is complimentary and doesn't require Casual Connect event badge access. |
Wednesday, July 22nd |
All Your Questions Answered: Dev Chat with Swedish Game Studio Peppy Pals In our new short take gamedev video series, Rosie Linder, CEO and Co-Founder of Stockholm-based Peppy Pals, shares her journey from being a single mom of two girls with no coding experience to the CEO of an award-winning gaming studio. Exclusive Offer: Publish Your App to Amazon, Get a $100 Advertise Your App Credit Publish your first app to the Amazon Appstore by August 16th, and we’ll provide you with a $100 promotional credit towards an ad campaign on Advertise Your App. Advertise Your App helps you promote your app to millions of users on Fire tablet wakescreens and mobile placements on the Amazon Mobile Ad Network. |
Thursday, July 23rd |
Making a Great Amazon Fire TV Game From a Touch Screen Experience Rhys Lewis shared his experience shifting from AAA to indie development earlier this year with the release of Star Drift. Combining slick shooter gameplay with intuitive one-touch controls, Star Drift quickly became a fan favorite when it debuted on iOS in February. Not long after, Lewis brought the game to Fire TV. Today on Twitch: We Are Joined by USC to Discuss Game Design and Their Game Development Developer Evangelist, Paul Cutsinger interviewed University of Southern California’s Sam Roberts and Gordon Bellamy around game design, game entrepreneurism and their game development program. |
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